Tibetans celebrates India’s 66th Independence Day
Tibetans led by Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay today observed India’s 66th Independence Day in the exile Tibetan headquarters of Dharamshala. At a brief ceremony held at the Kashag Secretariat earlier in the day, Dr Sangay unfurled the Indian national tricolour
Tashi passes away, Self-immolation death toll reaches 40
The death toll in the ongoing wave of Tibetan self-immolations has now risen to 40 with the passing away of Tashi, a former Kirti Monastery monk, on August 14, a day after his fiery protest. Tashi, 21, set himself ablaze along with his former classmate Lungtok, a Kirti Monastery monk
‘Don’t misuse pictures to provoke tension,’ CTA appeals
The exile Tibetan administration has expressed concerns over the misuse of photographs showing Tibetans to provoke conflict between the Buddhist and Muslim communities. The recent ethnic clashes in the Indian northeastern state of Assam have raised further tensions.